Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

WGAR News: This budget could devastate Indigenous Australians: Mick Gooda, ABC The Drum

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Thu, 22/05/2014 - 9:56am

Newsletter date: 22 May 2014

Contents:

* Mick Gooda, ABC The Drum: This budget could devastate Indigenous Australians

* Joint Press Release - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders call for scrapping of co-payments
* Joline Samawi, The Wire: Aboriginal leaders upset over co-payments [Featuring Jill Gallagher and Justin Mohamed]
* NIRS: Call to give Aboriginal Medical Centres a Co-payment break
* NIRS: GP co-payment 'removes safety net to health'

Geography:

Canberra

Australia

Western Australia

WGAR News: First Peoples groups criticise the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Sun, 01/12/2013 - 8:03pm

Newsletter date: 2 December 2013

Contents:

* Croakey - the Crikey health blog: Indigenous groups call for specific focus from Royal Commission into child sexual abuse
* The Stringer: First Peoples groups criticise the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses into Child Sexual Abuse
* Background: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander responses to Royal Commission into child sexual abuse

* SNAICC News: SNAICC Training! Through Young Black Eyes
* SNAICC News: UP Child Rights campaign and Universal Children's Day

Geography:

Australia

Northern Territory

WGAR News: Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Gerry Georgatos about Aboriginal youth suicides

Submitted by WGAR - Working ... on Fri, 27/09/2013 - 2:59pm

Newsletter date: 28 September 2013

Contents:

* Let's Talk's Tiga Bayles interviews Gerry Georgatos about the high number of Aboriginal youth suicides in Australia
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: How many more suicides will it take?
* The Wire: Let's ask R U OK? to our Indigenous youth [Featuring Will Austin]
* Background to Suicide and Self-harm in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Communities

* Emma Murphy, Green Left: Darwin gets groggy with it -- exhibition examines NT booze double-standard
* Background to the NT Alcohol Mandatory Treatment Bill

Geography: